[North River Fire District | nrfd | 1225 14th Avenue West, Palmetto, FL, USA North River Fire District NRFD in Manatee County Florida, provides fire, rescue and ALS response for Palmetto, Ellenton, Piney Point, Terra Ceia, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Port Manatee and a portion of Parrish. We are located East of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, south of Tampa in Hillsborough County and north of Bradenton/Sarasota. By water, we are at the southern end of Tampa Bay as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. Historically the Palmetto Fire Department and Ellenton Fire Department]